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The fact is, the most painful and tragic lesson of the 20th century was that regimes based on racial superiority and religious hatred can't be trusted to keep their word to the international community.
Michael Bloomberg
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What this quote means

The quote highlights the dangers of trusting regimes that promote racial superiority and religious hatred.

Michael Bloomberg emphasizes the haunting lessons of the 20th century, drawing attention to how regimes that are founded on ideologies of racial superiority and religious hatred have historically proven untrustworthy. This reflection serves as a warning about the geopolitical implications of such beliefs and the necessity for caution when engaging with entities that espouse these dangerous principles.

Themes

TrustRegimesHistoryHatredRacial SuperiorityInternational Relations

In practice

Example use cases

During a lecture on international relations, to illustrate the risks of political alliances with extremist regimes.

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